Toolkit for Addressing Nutrition in Emergency Situations

A Toolkit for Addressing Nutrition in Emergency Situations is now available. The toolkit was developed by the Capacity Development Working Group of the IASC Nutrition Cluster with the participation of a wide range of humanitarian nutrition actors.

The toolkit describes tools and approaches for 12 different nutrition interventions:

• Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies
• Treatment of diarrhoea with Oral Rehydration Therapy/Zinc
• Prevention and Treatment of Vitamin A Deficiency
• Prevention and Treatment of Micronutrient Deficiencies
• Management of Moderate Acute Malnutrition
• Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition
• Nutrition, HIV and AIDS
• The Psychosocial Components of Nutrition
• Nutritional care for Groups with Special Needs
• The Use and Role of Food Assistance
• Food Handling, Storage and Preparation
• Household Food Security and Livelihoods

The toolkit offers guidance and support for nutritionists and humanitarian workers to ensure that basic guidelines are followed and the basic nutritional needs of populations in emergencies are met. It is not intended to be an exhaustive resource for each intervention presented, but rather an overview of potential interventions. The toolkit contains key references and links to more detailed technical guidance.

The document can be downloaded from the Nutrition Cluster website: http://www.humanitarianreform.org/humanitarianreform/Default.aspx?tabid=74

A limited number of copies are available on mini-CD, contact Josephine Rajasegera, email: jragasegera@unicef.org